Rail-joint.



H. A. PALMER.

BAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION rum) APR.1B, 191a.

Patented S t. 30,1913.

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H. A. PALMER.

BAIL JOINT.

I APPLICATION FILED APR. 18 1913.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. HENRY a. PALMER, 0F JEwEnL, KANSAS.

ant-some Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

Application filed April 18, 1813. Serial No'. "[980.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY A. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jewell, in the county of Jewell and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to iinprovements inmeans for connecting the ends of two railway rails, the object being to provide a simple, strong and effective joint for the rail ends, whereby the lateral movement of the rails, or the downward movement of the same at their points of meeting will be entirely overcome.

With the above recited objects and others.

which will appear as the nature of the invention is more fully understood, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and operative arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

' In the drawing: Figure 1 is a view of my improved joint illustrating the same connecting the ends of two railway rails, Fig. 2 is a central transverse sectional view through the same, Fig. 3 is a perspective view looking toward the bottom of the outer member of the joint, Fig. 4.- is a perspective View of the base member of the joint, and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view, looking toward the bottom of the fisheplate member of the.

joint.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, RR designates two rails which are adapted to have their ends connected by my improved joint. The rails are of the ordinary construction. The' joint comprises three separate members, including an outer member 1, a base, upon which the flanges of the rails are to be received, designated by thenumeral 2, and a removable angular fish plate 3. The joint is adapted to rest upon at least three of the rail ties T. The base 2 comprises a flat rectangular member which has its main portion of a width corresponding to the width of the base flanges of the rails R. The opposite longitudinal edges of the base 2 have formed at their ends, and at their centers. outwardly projecting flanges 4, the same being of a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the are provided each with a lurality of spiker'eceiving openings 5, an the base 2 is so arranged upon the ties that each pair of its oppositely disposed flanges will rest upon one of the ties T The rails, as previously stated, rest upon the base 2, and the outer member 1 is adapted to be arranged over the base to the outer sides of the rail end. The-outer member 1 is in the form of an angular fish plate comprising a base portion 6 which is formed at its center and at its end with outwardly extending lugs 7, and each of said lugs has spike-receiving openings 8. The base has its inner longitudinal,substantially verti- 'cally straight, wall 9 formed with an inwardly extending flange 10, the said flange being shaped to correspond with that of the base flanges-upon the outer sides of the rails, and to lie upon the said flanges when the member 1 is positioned upon the ties and base member 2. Arising from the flange 10 is a vertically projecting plate or member 11 which is adapted to abut against the outer faces of the rails R. The outer face of the member 11 of the member 1 has its central portion as well as its ends formed with enlargements which provide reinforcing members 12, and the said members 19 are centrally formed with ribs 13 which connect with the flange 10 and with the lugs T.

The upper longitudinal edge of the member of the rails R, and the central reinforcement "12'enga'ges beneath the heads of the coacting rails. The base member 6 of the outer joint member 1, is provided at its ends and at its central portions with depressions forming pockets 14 which are shaped to receive the flanges 1 upon the the upper wall of the pocket is provided wlth openings 15; which are adapted to register with the openings 5 of the said flanges outer longitudinal edge of the base 5, and

and to receive the securing spikeswhcreby the plate and ties T.

The fish plate 3 is adapted to be arranged member 1 are secured to the 'upon the inner faces of the rails. This fish plate is in the. form of an angular member,

which includes a base 16 having at its inner longitudinal Wall 17, an angular flange 18 which is adapted to receive the base flanges of the rails upon the inner faces of the said rails, while arising from the said flange is a vertically disposed longitudinally extending plate 19, the said plate adapted to abut against the webs of the rails and to have its upper longitudinal edge engage beneath the heads of the rails. The base of the fish plate 8 is provided at its central portion and at its ends with depressions 20, and the said depressions forming pockets which are shaped to snugly receive the flanges 4 upon the inner longitudinal edge of the base 5. The vertical portions 11 and 19 of the joint members 1 and 3 are provided with a plurality of spaced openings 21, the said openings adapted to register with each other and also with the bolt receiving openings in the webs of the rails, and the registering openings are adapted for the reception of the usual securing bolts.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, the simplicity of the. device, as well as the advantages thereof, will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such inventions appertain without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a rail joint, two rails having abutting ends, a joint, said joint including a flat base member adapted to underlie the rails, said base having its longitudinal edges provided with outturned flanges, an outer member for the joint, said outer member comprising an angular portion which is shaped to engage with the fishing spaces upon one of the sides of the rails, the base of the said outer member having outwardly extending lugs provided with bolt-receiving openings, thesaid base being further provided with recesses forming pockets for the flanges upon one of the edges of the base plate of the joint, an angular fish plate for the opposite faces of the rails, the said fish plate having its base provided with depressions forming pockets for the reception of the flanges upon the opposite edge of the base, means comprising spikes for securing the fish plate and outer member to the base plate and to the ties which support the joint, means, comprising spikes passing through the lugs and entering the ties, and means for securing the vertical portions of the outer member and fish plate to the webs of the rails.

2. In a rail joint, two rails having abutting ends, ties for the rails, a chair, comprising a fiat plate having its opposite longitudinal edges formed with spaced outturned flanges, an outer member comprising a base having an angular extension formed with a vertical projection adapted to engage with the fishing spaces upon one ofthe sides of the rails, the base being provided with pockets to receive the.flanges of the base plate upon one of the longitudinal edges of said base plate, the base of the member being further provided with outwardly extendin lugs arranged beyond its pockets, the vcrtlcal portion of the member having its outer face provided with reinforcing members which are arranged adjacent the pockets, ribs connecting the remforci'ng members and the lugs of the member, bolts passing through the pockets and through the flanges of the base plate for securingthe plate and outer member to the ties, securing means passing through the lugs and engaging the ties, an angular memher for the opposite side of the rails, said member having its base recessed to provide pockets for the reception of the flanges on the opposite longitudinal edge of the base plate, securing members passing through the pockets and through the said flanges and entering the ties, and means for connecting the vertical portions with the webs of the rails.

HENRY A. PALMER.

Witnesses Nnw'roN- KREAMER, J W. CRAVEN. 

